Shade-support.



G H. PETERSEN. I

SHADE SUPPORT.

APPLIGATIOE? FILED we. 29, 151.0. EENEWED JUNE 8. 1914.

ihli fi ifia v Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

:mvmToR CH1? IS'IIAN HOFFMANN PETERSEN, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO'J'AMES RANDELL; or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

SHADE-SUPPORT Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 12, 1915.

Application filed August 29, 1910, Serial No. 579,439. Renewed June 8, 1914. Serial No. 843,309.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN HOFFMANN Pn'reasrn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Chicago, in the State or" Illi nois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shade-Supports, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates in general to supporting devices and more particularly to devices for supporting lamp shades, chimneys, and the like, and has special reference to the provision of an improved form of support whereby the shade or chimney may be supported independently .fi r' the lamp, or burner or socket, with which it is used.

The principal objects of my present invention are the provision of a shade support, characterized as above,,which will relieve the lump, socket or burner from the weight of the shade; the provision of a de vice by means of which the shade may be removed withoutdisturbance of the lamp socket in the case of incandescent electric bulbs, or of the burners in the case of incan d scent gas mantles; the provision of a supbv means of which, should the shade or become-broken, any part thereof h ld by the support will be held from disen- "cment therefrom; the provision or an unpio ed construction whereby all strain on the electrical conductors or gas or oil supply pipes. may be avoided; the provision of a support for a glass shade or chimney which will permit expansion of such glass member without fracture through mechanical interference by the supporting members; the provision of an im 'iroved support whereby the sbmlc o chimney nary be lteld imposition in such a manner as to lie l'ree [or limited movement fir-l not buconrc disengaged from support, nor broken by the Qll'llrlRCLlllElll] oi the supporting members in position; the provision ol an improved support whereby a shade may be hchl in position relatively to a lamp yet entirely independently of the lamp support; together with such other objects as may hereinafter appear.

Shade supports available at this day, as known to me. are objectionable in common use in three following principal respects, vizz, first, they are for the most part, supported directly. in the case of incandescent electric light bulbs. by the sockets utilized lor holding such bulbs, and in the case of gas lamps and oil lamps of certain types, by

the supply pipes feeding the burners of such lamps, which when large or heavy shades are used, places considerable strain upon the fixtures and tends to induce abrasion of-the wires or leakage of the joints, with consequent increase of danger from fires; second, in such constructions, the shades are commonly held in place by a plurality of set screws adapted to grip the shade below a heading on the upper margin thereof, which in the hands of ordinary mechanics, unless carefully guarded against, may result in breakage through the forcing of the set screws against the glass in placing in position. or expansion or the glass against the set screws, both entailing breakage; and third, such shades being held in position merely by set screws no means is present to hold from falling any part of the glass which may be broken between such set screws.

l n overcoming the ibjecticns referred to and in attaining the cojcets stated as well as certain further benefits and advantages to be below disclosed, I have provided the construction illustrated in the accompanying (.l in wing, wherein l igure l is a vertical tional view of my improved shade suppe arranged for use in connection with a ceiimg outlet box; and Fig. is a vertical sectional view of my shade support adapted for use with a wall bracket.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 1. it will be observed that for convenience in illustration, I have shown my improved shade support applied for use in connection with a conduit out-let box 10 inserted in the ceiling A, substantially lush therewith, such outlet box 10 being here shown as provided with a bracket ll carrying-a conduit nipple ii to which is attached a socket 13 fed by conductors ll entering said lJOX through a sllltublv conduit 15, such conductors being attached to a convenient source of current supply (not shown). The outlet box 10 is here shown as provided with a cover 17 held in position thereto by screws 18 and having a dependent flange 19, for a purpose to be below described.

F or supporting and retaining the shade :20 in position relatively to the socket 13, I make use of two co-acting members 21 and 22 so formed, that when brought together in the position indicated in the drawing and fixed therein by the screws 28, they form a bezel gripping the upper part of the shade adjacent to the bead 24 and hold it from dis- V engagement therewith.

- 27' of the member 21; suitable attaching de- The member 21 comprises as may be seen on inspection of the drawings, a'rigid, unitary and substantially cylindrical portion 26 having a substantially continuous permanently flared or bell-shaped rim portion 27 adapted to hold the shade 20 from material longitudinal movement relatively thereto in the direction indicated by arrow, and suitable engaging means, here shown as slots 28 to receive the screws 23, whereby it may be'engaged with the member 22.

The member'22 in turn comprises a cylindrical portion 30 adapted to receive the upper portion of the shade adjacent the bead 24 and preferably having an L-shaped flange 31 provided with a beaded rim 32 adapted to approximate the outer surface of said bead 24 in order to prevent material movement of said shade between the surface 31 of the member 22 and the portion vices here indicated as screws 23 for engaging the slots 28 in the member 21, the upper portion of-said member 22,being provided with means for supporting it and made symmetrical as desired to form a-suitable ceiling plate or cover for the conduit outlet. 1

7 Where it isdesiredto support the shade from the outlet box 10, use may be made of screws 33 engaging slots 34 in the dependexit flange 19 of said outlet box 10, but where it is desired to support the shade 20 entirely independently of the outlet box 10, I preferably supply the member 22 with the laterally extending flange 3.5 suitably apertured as indicated at 36 36 for toggle bolts 37-37 screw threaded at their outer ends to receive retaining nuts 38-38. Obviously other means for attachment to the ceiling may be provided and the members 21 and 22 may be given the contour required to receive and retain the shade 20.

Referring now more particularly to Fig.

2, wherein I have shown a bracket arm 12 supported by bracket 11 leading from an outlet box carried by the wall B and concealed by a wall plate 50, it will be observed that the construction here shown is in all substantial respects the same as that in Fig. 1, save in this, that the outer member 22 instead of having engagement with the outlet box by screws and slots such as indicated at 33 and 84 (Fig. 1) or to gle bolts and slots such as indicated at 36, 3 and 38 (Fig. 1) is provided with an internally screw threaded thimble 51 adapted for engagement with a threaded portion 52 of the bracket arm 12. It will be observed, however, that in the construction of Fig. 2 as well as that of Fig. 1, the member 21 is independent of and spaced away from the socket 13 to the end that no strain may be borne by such socket nor the conductors feeding it, on account of the weightof such shade, and that such shade may be.put in place or removed without moving or in any way interfering with such socket.

In operation of my invention, it will be noted that the member 22 is first placed in proper position relatively to the socket 13 or the outlet box 12, the shade 20 placed into positionin said member 22, and on the member 21 being inserted within the shade and moved into proper position relatively to the member 22, the engaging devices 23 may be then adjusted, which will hold the shade positioned substantially as placed. As the bell shaped portion 27 contacts with one surface of the shade and the beaded portion 32;

with another surface thereof, and such members are held in position by devices not touching such shade, it will be apparent that there is little danger of breakage of the shade in the act of assembling the parts in position; that should the shade become broken in use, it is practically impossible for any broken portion to become disengaged from the members 21' and 22; and that by reason of the bell-shaped form of said member 21 and its position relatively with the member 22, a certain amount of room for play of the shade 20 relatively to said members 21 and 22 is provided for, so that there is therefore little danger of breakage of the shade through resistance on the part of said members 21 and 22 to the expension of the shade caused by the heat of the lamp; and that not,only is no part of the weight of the shade borne by the electnlcal conductors or ful piping, but that either the shade or the socket or burner may readily be removed without disarrangement of the other., 1

Having thus described my invention and illustrated itsuse what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is- 1. A shade support comprising, in combination, means adapted to receive a retaining member, and a retainingmember coacting with and supported in operative relation to said receiving means by said receiving means and adapted to be inserted a permanently flared rim co- "ing with said receiving means and adapte .o be inserted Within the shade and around the socket, and means for supporting the retaining member and limiting relative movement between said retaining member and receiving means. the said retaining member being supported independently of the feed supply.

4. In combination With a lamp socket, a shade support comprising means adapted to receive a retaining member. a retaining member having a circumferentially flared rim co-acting with said receiving means and adapted to be inserted Within the shade and around the socket, said rim being adapted to contact with the shade throughout sub stantially its entire circumference and having a portion cur "ed to permit expansion of the shade, and means for supporting the retaining member, the said retaining member being out of contact with said socket.

5. A shade support comprising, in combinatio 1, means adapted to receive a shade, a substantially cylindrical open-ended retaining member having a substantially continuous rigid flared rim portion cone-ting.

with and supported by said receiving means and adapted to be inserted Within a shade, the said retaining member having a curved portion intermediate its cylindrical and flared rim portions whereby the shade is permitted to mud Without fracture.

A shade support. comprising. in combinaiion. a rigidly supported shell adapted to receive a retaining member. and having a plurality oi set screws. and a retaining member enacting with said shell adapted to be inserted within a shade and apertured to recei z said merit l en the retaining member and hie support munpr sing. in coma rigidly supported shell adapted member. a retaining \iitli said shel lapted to and t s i-en" iativc rmn'ement nlier and shell.

1b a lamp socket i aila cd to and a supoir rectum for d" lamp oi limit supp ,w rig ported means an to rere ve a ailnug ineuz m', and a retaining m nbcr up with and supported wt 5- mber. and holcc. h :1 .1. i. acting w th .Elifi a rport! i 5 rev inf; lit is 41145. gcruut the in screws. whereby elative more sertion of a lamp and adapted to be inserted Within a shade-.1

10. In combination with a lamp socket and feed supply means therefor, a shade support comprising means adapted to re ceive a retaining member, a unitary retaining memberreacting with said receiving means and adapted to be inserted within the shade and around the socket, and means for supporting the retaining member in position independently of said teed supply.

11. In combination with an outlet socket, and a support for a shade holder, a shade holder comprising a shell adapted to receive a retaining member, a retaining member coacting with said shell adapted to be inserted within a shade, and means for limiting relative increment between said retaining member and shell, the said shell being supported independently of said outlet socket.

12. In combination with a socket, supporting means for said socket and supporting means for a shade holder, a shade holder comprising means adapted to receive a retaining member, and a retaining member coacting With said receiving means, the said retaining .member being supported independently of the support for said socket by said shade holder supporting means.

18. lnr combination with a socket, supporting means for said socket and supporting means for a shade holder, a shade holder comprising means adapted to receive a reraining member, and a retaining member vii-acting with said receiving means, said retaining -lneniber and receiging member being supported independently of the support for said socket by said shade holder supporting means.

H. in con'ibination with a socket, supporting means for said socket and supporting means for a shade holder,-a'shade holder wunprising means adapted to receive a reraining member. and a retaining member coacting with said receiving means, said re ceiring member being supported independently of the support for said socket by said shade holder supporting means.

15. In combination with a socket, feed supply means therefor, a support for said socket and an independent support for a shade holder. a shade holder comprising means adapted to receive a retaining member and a retaining member co-act-ing with said rmreiiIi-ng means, the said retaining member being supported independently of said teed supply, whereby the transmission of shocks from said retaining member to said feed supply is avoided.

in. In combination with a socket, feed supply means therefor. a support for said socket and an independent support for a shade holder, a shade holder comprising means adapted to receive a retaining memher and a retaining member oo-acting with said receiving means, the said receiving member being supported independently of said feed supply, whereby the transmission of shocks from said retaining member to said feed supply is avoided.

17.'In combination with a socket, a support therefor, and an independent support mission of shocks from said retaining memher to said socket is avoided.

18. In combination with a socket, a support therefor, and an independent support for a shade holder. a shade holder compris ing means adapted to receive a retaining member, and a retaining member co-acting with said receiving means, the receiving member being normally supported against lateral movement into contact with said socket, whereby the transmission of shocks from said receiving member to said socket is avoided.

19. In combination with a socket, a support therefor, and an independent support for a shade holder, a shade holder comprising means adapted to receive a retaining member, and a retaining member co-acting with said receiving means, the receiving member being normally supported a ainst vertical movement into contact with said socket, wherebythe transmission of shocks from said receiving member to said socket is avoided.

2-0. In combination with a socket adapted to receive a lamp, supporting means for said socket, supporting means for a shade holder, and a shade for said lamp. a shade holder supported by said shade holder sup porting means independently of the socket support and adapted to hold the shade rigidly out of contact with the socket, whereby the transmission of shocks from said shade holder to said socket is avoided. 21. In combination With a socket adapted to receive a lamp, a feed supply connection for said socket, supporting means for said socket, supporting means for a shade holder, and a shade for said lamp, a shade holder supported by said shade holder supporting means out of contact with the support of the feed supply connection of the socket and adapted to hold the shade out or contact with the feed supply connection of the socket, whereby the transmission of shocks from said shade holder to said feed supply connection is avoided.

22. In combination with a socket adapted to receive a lamp, a feed supply connection for said socket, supporting means for said socket, supporting means for a shade holder,

and a shade for said lamp, a shade holder supported by sa d shade holder supporting means independtntly of the support of the feed supply connection of the socket and adapted to hold the shade independently of the feel supply connection of the socket, whereby the transmission of shocks from said shade holder to said feed supply connection is avoided.

23. In combination with a socket adapted to receive a lamp, a support therefor, an independent support for a. shade holder, and a shade for said lamp, a shade holdersupported by said shade holder supporting means and fixed in position relatively to said socket and adapted to hold the shade 80. independently of the support for said socket, whereby the transmission of shocks from said shade-holder to said socket is avoided.

2+. In combination with a socket adapted to receive a lamp, a support therefor, an independent support for a shade holder, a feed supply connection for said socket, and a shade for said lamp. a shade holder supported by said shade holder supporting means and spaced away from contact with said feed supply connection and adapted to hold the shade out of contact with the support for said socket, whereby the transmission of shocks from said shade holder 9 to said food supply connection. is avoided.

In combination with a socket adapted to receive a lamp supporting means therefor, supporting means for a shade holder, and a shade for said lamp, a shade holder 00 supported by said shade holder supporting means independently of the support for said socket and adapted to hold the shade out of contact with the support for said socket,

whereby the transmission of shocks from said shade holder to saidsocket is avoided. 26. In combination with a socket adapted to receive alamp', supporting means there- I for, supporting means for a shade holder, and a shade for said lamp, a shade holder supported by said shade holder supporting means independently of the support for said socket and adapted to hold the shade out of contact with the said socket, whereby the transmission of shocks from said shade holder to said socket is avoided. 27. In combination with. a conduit outlet box, a socket support d from said conduit outlet box and adapted to receive a lamp,

and a shade for-said lamp, a shade holder rigidly supported by said outlet box indepcndcutly of said socket and adapted to hold the shade out of contact with said socket, whereby the transmission of shocks from said shade holder to said socket is 1,25 avoided. I I l I '28. In combination with a conduit outlet box having a socket adapted to receive a 1 lamp, and feed conductors for said socket, In tesimony whereof I have hereunto and a shade for said lamp, a shade holder signed my name in the presence of the two supported by said box independently of said subscribed witnesses.

conductors and adapted to hold the shade CHRISTIAN HOFFMANN PETERSEN. out of contact with said conductors, Wh618 Witnesses:

by the transmission of shocks from said PAUL CARPENTER,

shade holder to said conductors is a ided. EVELYN C. NAYLOR. 

